Are any of them "omnipotent"

[Theweirdtophat]

I never really thought any of the gods and goddesses to be omnipotent, like the Abrahamic ones or the one in Sikhism. I believe an omnipotent being wouldn't want worshippers. What reason would an all powerful, all knowing and a deity that's every where at once would want worshippers or want people to follow certain rules or commandments or want them to do something specific, i.e. write something down.

I believe they are all fairly powerful but not all powerful. Even some deities have died in some mythology. I don't think any of them are infallible either as some even decent ones have done something unethical or made some mistakes. Bottom line, I think they are closer to us than we realize.

 

[Nakosis]

An all powerful God cannot create. Once they create something they could not have not created it.

An omnipotent God is only omnipotent as long as they do nothing. Once they do something, they lost the ability to be omnipotent.

For me, only the non-existent self is omnipotent. However the non-existent self is not the reality which we experience. Within the reality which we do experience, none is omnipotent.

 

[Jainarayan]

I believe they are all fairly powerful but not all powerful. Even some deities have died in some mythology. I don't think any of them are infallible either as some even decent ones have done something unethical or made some mistakes. Bottom line, I think they are closer to us than we realize.

This is how it is in my tradition Asatru, or the Northern Way, the Old Way (Forn Sed), Heathenism, or any of several names applied to it. The gods and goddesses are our kith and kin, greater, more powerful and wiser than us, but not omnipotent, not omniscient, not infallible, not immortal, but worthy of the respect and honor we'd pay to elder and wiser relatives. This is why many of us feel closer to them... they are more like us.

 

[Theweirdtophat]

I agree and think they are worthy of respect. I view the Irish deities in a similar way. I see them as holy teachers, teaching humanity how to do certain things, the best way to live, ect. But some have made mistakes which makes them more like us.

 

[Excaljnur]

Why would a god need to be omnipotent anyways? Doesn't extremely powerful suffice? If all we know is a god's power and none of their weaknesses, wouldn't they seem to have unlimited power? God is only omnipotent until we see his/her limitations?

 

[Nakosis]

Why would a god need to be omnipotent anyways? Doesn't extremely powerful suffice? If all we know is a god's power and none of their weaknesses, wouldn't they seem to have unlimited power?

Obviously some folks like to believe their God is omnipotent so theirs is more powerful then your God. I suppose omnipotent really meaning my God is the most powerful. Having power over all other Gods. Despite all the contradictory problems implied by the term.

 

[Sabour]

I never really thought any of the gods and goddesses to be omnipotent, like the Abrahamic ones or the one in Sikhism. I believe an omnipotent being wouldn't want worshippers. What reason would an all powerful, all knowing and a deity that's every where at once would want worshippers or want people to follow certain rules or commandments or want them to do something specific, i.e. write something down.

I believe they are all fairly powerful but not all powerful. Even some deities have died in some mythology. I don't think any of them are infallible either as some even decent ones have done something unethical or made some mistakes. Bottom line, I think they are closer to us than we realize.

God doesnt need worshipers, but we need to worship God.

 

[Madtown]

An omnipotent God could certainly author his/her own word. No need to enlist the help of your human creations, when you're omnipotent. You'd also likely be powerful enough to distribute your word equally among your human creations, if you really desire and demand they follow it.

 

[Theweirdtophat]

Sometimes I wonder what they really mean by omnipotent, but are they omnipotent or omnipotent compared to us? Like comparing a human to an ant or something. But just because someone is vastly more powerful doesn't mean they are all powerful. Especially if a deity that is said to be omnipotent commands it's followers to do something, when really the deity can accomplish anything with a mere thought.